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Khalid Latif - Chaplain/Director

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Khalid Latif

Khalid Latif is Executive Director and Chaplain (Imam) for the Islamic Center at New York University (NYU).

In 2005, Imam Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at NYU. At NYU, Khalid initiated his vision for a pluralistic American Muslim community, rooted on campus and reaching out to the city. In 2006, Imam Latif was appointed the first Muslim chaplain at Princeton University. In 2007, Imam Latif’s position was fully institutionalized at New York University, and so he committed himself to that institution and the building of a Muslim life institution. Today’s Islamic Center is a leader among American Muslim organizations, uniquely shaped to contribute to the future of Muslim practice in the West.

Imam Latif’s exceptional dedication and ability to cross faith and cultural boundaries on a daily basis brought him recognition throughout the city, so much so that in 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg nominated Imam Latif to become the youngest chaplain in history of the New York City Police Department. He was 24. Since then, Imam Latif has dedicated himself to America’s largest Police Department, and has developed tremendously valuable skills as a spokesperson for co-existence, mutual understanding and productive relationships between cultures, communities and religions.

At NYU, Imam Latif has not only managed to build a strong Muslim institution at NYU, but he has offered his experience and awareness to the U.S. State Department, various institutions, corporations, mosques and other communities in the United States, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Egypt. He is a highly sought-after speaker, offering to diverse audiences his unique blend of motivational speaking, leadership insights, spiritual development and religious awareness. He has been invited to speak at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California-Berkeley, Columbia University, Princeton University and Harvard. Imam Latif has been quoted or otherwise featured on numerous media outlets including BBC, NPR, CNN, the New York Times, Newsweek, Time Magazine, BET and GEO TV. Amongst many awards and distinctions for leadership and community service over the last few years, Imam Latif was most recently named one of 500 most influential Muslims in the world in 2009 by Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talaal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.

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Sumaiyah Ahmed - Director of Alumni Relations

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Sumaiyah Ahmed

Sumaiyah Ahmed graduated from NYU ('02) with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Computer Science. Since receiving her degree, Sumaiyah has worked at a clinical research facility, A&E and Fitch Ratings. Currently, she is also working towards becoming a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.

Before becoming the Director of Alumni Relations at the Islamic Center, Sumaiyah was an active member of the community as an undergraduate. Beginning with event planning in her freshman year and culminating with seats on the board during her junior and senior years, she endeavored to create a community devoted to all aspects of life: social, intellectual and religious. She uses her position in alumni relations to ensure that those who leave the university years behind them, don't have to leave the community they have striven to create behind as well. Her hope is to continue to grow the alumni network into a global presence that offers members of the IC a community in every corner of the globe.

Aside from her work with the Islamic Center Alumni Association, Sumaiyah is also the co-founder of the popular h(alal)-train dining event, and regularly volunteers for local organizations.

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Rayad Khan - Director of Technology and Multimedia

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Rayad Khan

Rayad Khan is an alumnus of New York University. Holding degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics, Mr. Khan today serves as Director of Technology and Multimedia Services for the Islamic Center.

As a student, Mr. Khan worked with the Center's undergraduate-wing, now called the United Muslim Association, by serving as its Webmaster, a position he held for over three years. In his current role, he continues to oversee website development and planning by working with the Center's affliate club webmasters, designers and contract developers. Mr. Khan also manages the production cycle of all audio and visual material for the Center, from initial recordings at programs, seminars and retreats to final publishing on the web. He initated work that led to the creation of the Center's highly successful podcast of weekly khutbahs as well as a podcast of regional lectures and talks from across the tri-state area.

In the future, Mr. Khan hopes to expand on his work of building an online image for the Center by seeking creative and innovative ways to enhance the nexus between programming and technology.

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Maryum Khwaja - Director of Social Services

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Maryum Khwaja

Maryum Khwaja is a licensed social worker, who is currently working at St. Luke’s Hospital Center. Ms. Khwaja graduated with a Master’s in Social Work from New York University in 2001. Since her graduation, she has worked at New York Foundling Hospital with children who have been abused or neglected and their families. At her current employment at St. Luke’s Hospital, Ms. Khwaja works with seriously and emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and their families. She has also recently completed training at Columbia University’s year-long International Trauma Studies Program, to develop skills to work with victims of trauma.

Through these positions and various training programs, Ms. Khwaja has acquired the skills to provide counseling to children, adolescents, parents, couples and families on issues such as trauma, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, suicide, substance abuse, sexuality, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, developmental disabilities, and other mental health issues.

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Adeel Rahman - Community Service Coordinator

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Adeel Rahman

Adeel Rahman currently works in television broadcasting as a program scheduling liason between the Network Operations Center for MTV Networks in Long Island and the various MTVN offices around the western hemisphere. As Community Service Coordinator, Mr. Rahman heads up the Islamic Center's Khairat program which seeks to foster dialogue and understanding through community service.

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Omar Taha - Senior Development Associate

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Omar Taha

Omar Taha is Co-Founder and Managing Director of The S&T Group, an executive search company, and Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Gulf Financial Careers, an internet based financial services job search service.

Prior to The S&T Group, Mr. Taha was a Foreign Exchange trader at Bank of America. He was also an Investment Banking analyst at Morgan Stanley in the Energy and Utility Group and Credit Suisse First Boston in New York City.

Mr. Taha graduated from the Honors Program at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University with degrees in Finance and Accounting. He is also a recipient of the Stern School of Business' prestigious Sphinx Award, an award for his outstanding student leadership.

He is currently an active participant and leader with the Academy of Finance, Arab Bankers Association of North America, and Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA). Omar is married to Maissa Elzamack.

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